Herbert Butler

Thursday

Jan 27, 2011 at 4:02 AM

SPENCER, W.Va. -- Herbert Gene Butler, 76, of Spencer, W.Va., formally of Orrville, went home to be with Our Lord and loved ones who have gone before him on Jan. 25, 2011. He passed peacefully through heavens gate at his residence in his beloved West Virginia with his wife by his side.Friends and family may call Saturday, Jan. 29, from 10-11 a.m. at Roberts Funeral Home, Sherwood Chapel, Wooster, with a celebration of life service to follow at 11 a.m. Entombment will be in Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Wooster. Online tributes may be made at www.robertsfuneralhome.com."Herb," as he was known to his co-workers or "Gene," as he was known to friends and family, was born Oct. 18, 1934, in Orma, W.Va., to Perry Clinton and Dorothy Hope Butler. He was raised in the holler known as Big Run near Orma, W.Va., where he grew to be an adult under the blue skies and hillside shadows that he loved.Then as a young man he ventured into marriage to his beloved and devoted wife of 47 years, Myrtle Marie Siers on Dec. 31, 1963. Together they journeyed to Orrville to raise their family. He was employed as a welder with the Volvo company for 22 years, retiring in 1990. The time came for the hills of West Virginia to call them home and they moved back to retire and enjoy life in Spencer, W.Va.The legacy he leaves behind carries on in his children and grandchildren. He loved the outdoors and spending time with his wife and four-legged babies (his dogs), and being with the children at their horse activities.He will be greatly missed by his wife and family.Surviving in addition to his wife, are a son, William J. (Cindy K.) Butler and a daughter, Anita S. Butler (Daniel L.) Osburn, both of Rittman; grandchildren, Cheyenne N. (Adam S.) Hershberger, Dakota M. Osburn, Ryan J. Osburn, Charlene M. (Shawn E.) Clark and Spencer P. Butler; great-grandchildren, Makenzie K. Hershberger, Landen M. Clark, Cayden L. Clark and Rogen D. Clark and others; sisters, Margeret R. Yearian and Bessie B. Hall, both of Spencer, W.Va.He was preceded in death by his parents and 10 siblings.